Boorowa, NSW - St Patrick's Catholic
Year Built: 1877
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Saint: Patrick
Address: Queen Street, Boorowa, New South Wales, 2586
Architect: Unknown
Traditional Owners: Wiradjuri people
Last Updated: 01/10/2022
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History and Architecture:
The church was established in 1865 and construction of the current church was completed in 1877. The first Mass was conducted in fact iin 1837 by Father Brennan from Yass. Its a Gothic church of blue granite and sandstone both locally quarried. Its 35m in length by 19m wide with ceiling and rafters made from stained timber. The roof is tiled.
It was while Fr John Dunne was parish priest that the building of the new church began in 1874.
An uncompleted bell tower with a bell of 3 tons was cast in 1891 by Byrnes Fountain Head Bell Foundry, Dublin.
Clergy:
This list may not contain every serving cleric, past or present, for this church.
Further submissions welcomed.
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1863 - 1865 | Father J. Cooke | |||
| 1865 - | Father O'Neill | |||
| 1865 - 1867 | Father J. J. Hanley | |||
| 1867 - 1868 | Father J. Raffan | |||
| 1868 - 1869 | Father J. Finnagan | |||
| 1868 - 1869 | Father P. Riorden | |||
| 1868 - 1869 | Father Duigan | |||
| 1869 - 1871 | Father W. O'Brien | |||
| 1871 - 1872 | Father Keakin | |||
| 1871 - 1872 | Father J. O'Connor | |||
| 1872 - 1874 | Father J. Dunne | |||
| 1874 - 1877 | Father McGrath | |||
| 1874 - 1877 | Father O'Keefe | |||
| 1877 - 1878 | Father T. Long | |||
| 1878 - 1884 | Father Dyer | |||
| 1878 - 1884 | Father Fallon | |||
| 1884 - 1885 | Father A. Walsh | |||
| 1885 - 1887 | Father Berringham | |||
| 1887 - 1888 | Father O'Shaughessey | |||
| 1888 - 1889 | Father Fogarty | 1912 | ||
| 1889 - 1891 | Father Hannahan | |||
| 1891 - 1892 | Father Birmingham | |||
| 1892 - 1894 | Father Magee | |||
| 1892 - 1894 | Father Hayes | |||
| 1894 - 1895 | Father McAlroy | |||
| 1894 - 1895 | Father Henry | |||
| 1895 - 1896 | Father O'Dwyer | |||
| 1896 - 1897 | Father Kennedy | |||
| 1897 - 1899 | Father Peter O'Leary | 1947 | ||
| 1899 - 1901 | Father Cleary | |||
| 1901 - 1905 | Father E. Laide | 1931 | ||
| 1905 - 1906 | Father O'Reilly | |||
| 1906 - 1907 | Father Sharkey | |||
| 1907 - 1910 | Father J. Fogarty | |||
| 1907 - 1910 | Father F. Borman | 1947 | ||
| 1910 - 1912 | Father Edward Sheehan - more details | 1960 | ||
| 1912 - 1913 | Father Hennessy | |||
| 1912 - 1913 | Father T. O'Connor | |||
| 1913 - 1924 | Father P. Reidy | |||
| 1913 - 1914 | Father C. C. Jergen | |||
| 1914 - 1921 | Father J. Bailey | |||
| 1921 - 1924 | Father Lehane | 1960 | ||
| 1924 - 1925 | Father P. Donelly | |||
| 1925 - 1926 | Father O'Connor | |||
| 1926 - 1929 | Father Bugler | 1957 | ||
| 1929 - 1938 | Father J. McDowell | |||
| 1938 - 1941 | Father Edwards | |||
| 1938 - 1941 | Father Landers | 2000 | ||
| 1941 - 1942 | Father M. Crowe | |||
| 1942 - 1945 | Father John W. Morrison | 1904 | 1988 | |
| 1945 - 1946 | Father McDonagh | |||
| 1946 - 1950 | Father Coffee | |||
| 1946 - 1950 | Father Patrick Aubery Cusack | 1977 | ||
| 1946 - 1950 | Father M. O'Brien | |||
| 1950 - 1951 | Father Greene | |||
| 1950 - 1951 | Father Riorden | |||
| 1951 - 1953 | Father P. Maloney | 1961 | ||
| 1951 - 1953 | Father Masey | |||
| 1953 - 1954 | Father Dynlae | |||
| 1954 - 1955 | Father L Reynolds | |||
| 1955 - 1956 | Father John Bracken | 1982 | ||
| 1956 - 1959 | Father J. O'Connor | |||
| 1959 - 1960 | Father M. O'Shea | |||
| 1960 - 1963 | Father Drinkwater | |||
| 1963 - 1967 | Father C. Gleeson | |||
| 1967 - 1969 | Father J. Daley | |||
| 1969 - 1970 | Father P. Murphy | |||
| 1970 - 1973 | Father D. Mahon | |||
| 1973 - 1975 | Father J. J. Cummins | |||
| 1975 - 1976 | Father A. Havas | |||
| 1976 - 1979 | Father D. D. Nickle | |||
| 1979 - 1992 | Father P. Buckley | |||
| 1979 - 1992 | Father P. Gannon | |||
| 1979 - 1992 | Father P. Maloney | 1961 | ||
| 1992 - 1996 | Father P. Bateman | |||
| 1996 - 1997 | Father P. Stack | |||
| 1997 - 2004 | Father G. Beath | |||
| 2017 - | Father Tom Thornton |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Contributions:
1. John Huth supplied internal photo 2012
2. Karen Smith 2022 photo of Father Sheenan Grave. (Click on name to view)
Source:
1. Church plaque with Clergy names.
2. Deceased Clergy in Australia, 1788-2023.